Finger pain: Introduction

Pain can arise from a variety of causes ranging from accidental trauma
to nerve conditions.
Pain-like sensations often described as pins-and-needles,
prickling or burning sensations are called paresthesias;
see finger paresthesias.
All pain or pain-like sensations need prompt medical investigation....more »

Assessment Questionnaire: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques to assess the
symptom: Finger pain. These will include a physical examination and possibly diagnostic
tests. (Note: A physical exam is always done, diagnostic tests may or may not
be performed depending on the suspected condition)
Your doctor will ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is
important to openly share any pertinent information to help your doctor make an
accurate diagnosis.

It is also very important to bring an up-to-date list of all of your all
medical conditions, medications including dosages, and names of numbers of any
specialist you see.

How Common are these Causes of Finger pain?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Finger pain.
Of the 57
causes of Finger pain that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Finger pain:

The following list of conditions
have 'Finger pain' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.

Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which
include a symptom of Finger pain or choose View All.

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